chief108
19-08-2009, 20:22
According to a study published in the upcoming October issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the average US video game player is 35 years old, overweight, and tends toward depression (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32463904/ns/technology_and_science-games/).
Specifically, female video game players tended towards depression, while males tended towards large BMIs.
While the study itself points to several conclusions, one researcher noted: '... habitual use of video games as a coping response may provide a genesis for obsessive-compulsive video-game playing, if not video-game addiction.
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Specifically, female video game players tended towards depression, while males tended towards large BMIs.
While the study itself points to several conclusions, one researcher noted: '... habitual use of video games as a coping response may provide a genesis for obsessive-compulsive video-game playing, if not video-game addiction.
http://s.fsdn.com/sd/articles/09/08/19/1516215-1-thumblg.png